Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 340 Chamber of Commerce

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty not only had no social status in the middle and early stages, but were often in a precarious situation.

It is not without reason that Shanxi merchants hid silver in cellars, and even melted it and buried it underground.There are many records, there are ten records of businessmen with hundreds of thousands of gold who were suddenly targeted by powerful people, and then went bankrupt and broke their families.

Small and medium-sized merchants are most afraid of being confiscated by the government for materials, forced donations, or being bought by others, that is, forced buying and selling. The imperial government uses extremely low prices to forcefully buy merchants’ goods. Once they are sold to this kind of thing, bankruptcy is inevitable. Yes, whether the family's life can be saved is in between.

Therefore, although the business tax in the Ming Dynasty was low, the merchants were miserable before Wanli.Longwan opened up the sea, and commerce gradually became the mainstream. Buying land is not as good as buying a ship or setting up a factory. After the middle period of Wanli, commerce was very developed, and merchants gradually gained some status. [

Even so, if you want to hide behind the dignitaries, if you want to be on the stage, that's really not enough.

"I'm looking for you to ask you to manage and distribute military supplies. Moreover, if there is a shortage of military supplies, we can't rely entirely on donations from the city. There are silver coins ready-made, so it is very convenient to ask you to buy some."

"This……"

Qin Dongzhu's expression was ugly, and Mihao Luggage's chubby face was even more crowded into a ball.

The merchants in front of me are all powerful merchants in Jinan. After hesitating for a while, Dongzhu Qin said: "My lord, if we wait to collect money at this time, wouldn't it be unpopular? To poke our spines."

It is an established view among the people that businessmen value profits over righteousness. What Qin Dongzhu said is true. Therefore, these commercial firms would rather hoard supplies than make such a fortune at this time, which will greatly damage their reputation.

"What you said is also reasonable, but the supply of military supplies is the most important thing, and I can't tell you to destroy your family and build a country. How about this, I will ask someone to write a list to explain the facts, and your firm will also lower the price, which is regarded as helping to defend the city. It is convenient to do things, I suggest you set up a meeting... Well, it is called the Zhongjun Patriotic Help Shoujinan Unity Chamber of Commerce."

This name immediately made all the merchants look relaxed. As a merchant, apart from having no social status, you have everything else. The bait thrown by Zhang Shouren is indeed very delicious. Most of these big merchants are self-made, and they are all exquisite. What is the significance of this chamber of commerce initiated by the government, they understood immediately.

"Since your lord has such an arrangement, we will obey."

"Let's donate some cotton-padded clothes first, and there are just a few thousand pieces in storage. I will give up my family for the country."

"After we go back, let's discuss the address of the general assembly, establish the rules of the association, send out staff, and establish the constitution."

After all, it was Dongzhu Qin who knew Zhang Shouren, and knew that although this master was a martial artist, there must be rules and procedures in everything, and it was best to put it in practice and words to count, so he finally spoke, and when he spoke, Zhang Shouren was a big Wei nodded, and said with a very stretched eyebrow: "I will explain this matter for you, Lord Fang, and all the elders in the city, and send troops to guard the gate for you. The supplies given to me by the general society in the city will be managed by you. For the strong men in the city, you will distribute money, food and clothing, and you will be allocated silver to buy food, medicine, pig iron or forged weapons. In short, the more the better..."